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| COVER STORY: ECONOMIC AGENDA |
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COVER STORY: POLITICAL AGENDA |
| Growth Catalysts |
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The Big Boys |
Manmohan
and Chidambaram have a plan. But can the original reformers
do an encore? Can they deliver working with disparate allies?
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If there is a cabinet of equals, this
is it. Manmohan Singh can rely on any of
them for administrative acumen and manipulative skills.
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| COVER STORY: THE NEW MINISTERS |
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COVER STORY: SONIA'S COTERIE |
| Janata Express |
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The Upper Hand |
As
13 ministers from Bihar and Jharkhand, including eight from
the RJD alone, take charge at the Centre, the politics of patronage
may give privatisation and reforms the heave-ho.
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With
Sonia's closest advisers choosing to serve the party, it is
clear that the organisation will take precedence over government.
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| COVER STORY: GUEST COLUMN |
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COVER STORY: SOMNATH CHATTERJEE |
| Towards a Gentler
India |
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Man of the House |
Message
of Mandate 2004: dump the politics of exclusion and pursue the
new internationalism.
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A
veteran communist and outstanding parliamentarian, the new Speaker
values the quality of debates in the House.
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| EDITORIAL |
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LETTERS |
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From
The Editor In Chief
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To
The Editor |
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| OTHER STORIES |
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| NATION: FORMER PMs AND PRESIDENTS |
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STATES: CHHATISGARH |
| On
the House |
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An
Unusual Stand-off |
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Former heads of state and government cost the taxpayer massive
amounts long beyond their terms of office.
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A rift between bureaucrats and politicians hobbles governance
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| STATES: MADHYA
PRADESH |
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STATES: ANDHRA
PRADESH |
| Saint of Patronage
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Ever Reddy for the
Farmers |
Bharati
has invited the anger of senior party leaders in the state who
charge her with nepotism. Indications are that she is not likely
to have a free hand in the impending ministry expansion.
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It is too early to make a comment on
the impact of Reddy's sops to the farmers. But he will have
to complement populist steps with good governmental decisions
to tide over the losses.
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| BUSINESS & ECONOMY |
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DIPLOMACY: REGIONAL CONCERNS |
| India
Inc's Dream Run |
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Neighbour
Troubles |
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Corporate India is on a roll with a record rise in profits,
sales, exports and productivity. But the best news is that
the much-awaited investment boom may be just round the corner.
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As problems pile up across the borders, the new foreign
minister's first task would be to rethink India's hands-free
policy on Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh to safeguard national
interests
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| DEFENCE: INS KHUKRI |
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HERITAGE: BANGALORE |
| The
Warship's Sunken Secret |
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Romancing
The Retro |
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The navy has found the final resting place of India's biggest
wartime casualty-INS Khukri. Its wreck can answer questions.
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The city has lost some of its antique buildings. But makeovers
give a new life and commercial meaning to other old beauties.
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| SOCIETY & THE ARTS: LANGUAGE |
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SOCIETY & THE ARTS: BOOKS |
| The
Hindi High |
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Anatomy
of Hate |
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As a media-triggered Hindi revolution sweeps across the
country, it is the desi appeal that is driving the market,
selling slogans, shaping attitudes and linking the masses
with classes.
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Why the West is the new bogeyman. A pathbreaking book introduces
the historical friends of Bin Laden.
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| SOCIETY & THE ARTS: BOOKS |
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SOCIETY & THE ARTS: BOOKS |
| Making
the Grade |
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Tossed
in Gloss |
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An IIT old boy returns to humanise the institute with his
debut novel on the fun and friendships that characterise the
campus.
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Bollywood comes alive in pictures, not words, in this glitzy
tribute.
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